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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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